MEMS-CMOS integrated tactile sensor with digital signal processing for robot application

M. Makihata, Masanori Muroyama, S. Tanaka, H. Yamada, T. Nakayama, U. Yamaguchi, K. Mima, Y. Nonomura, M. Fujiyoshi, Masayoshi Esashi

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Abstract

An ultra-small tactile sensor with functions of signal processing and digital communication has been prototyped based on MEMS-CMOS integration technology. The designed analog-digital mixed signal ASIC allows many tactile sensors to connect each other on a common bus line, which drastically reduces the number of wire. The ASIC capacitively detects the deformation of a force sensor and sends digital data to the common bus line when the force exceeds a threshold. The digital data contain a physical ID of each sensor, 32-bit sensing data and 16-bit cyclic redundancy check (CRC) code. In this study, a novel wafer-level integration and packaging technology were developed, and a chip-size-packaged tactile sensor with a small footprint (2.5mmx2.5mm) and a low profile (0.27mm) was prototyped and tested. The sensor autonomously sends digital data like a tactile receptor of human.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHeterogeneous Integration Challenges of MEMS, Sensor and CMOS LSI
Pages98-105
Number of pages8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Event2012 MRS Spring Meeting - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: 2012 Apr 92012 Apr 13

Publication series

NameMaterials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
Volume1427
ISSN (Print)0272-9172

Other

Other2012 MRS Spring Meeting
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period12/4/912/4/13

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Materials Science(all)
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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